Ships will have to obtain a permit from Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Maritime Affairs Authority before entering Yemeni waters, Houthi Telecommunications Minister Misfer Al-Numair said on Monday. Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched drones and missiles against international commercial shipping in the Gulf of Aden since mid-November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel’s brutal war in Gaza that has killed over 30,000 Palestinians. The near-daily attacks have forced firms into long and costly diversions around southern Africa, and stoked fears that Israel’s war in…